Where does “biomechanics” come from?
Biomechanics derives from English mechanics combined with Ancient Greek bíos meaning "life" and the suffix -ikós, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- meaning "to live" and -kos.
biomechanics (English): The branch of biophysics that deals with the...
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- The branch of biophysics that deals with the...
Ancestry of “biomechanics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bio- | life; organic life |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίο- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |